Consciousness, philosophy: The experience of differences along with a knowledge about alternatives as opposed to purely automatic responses. See also intentionality, identity theory, other minds._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

Rorty VI 144 ff
Dennett: his model of the manifold concepts relieves us of the obligation to explain (the metaphors of) Qualia. We can attribute to the historically developed language.
NagelVsDennett: ridiculous! A theory of consciousness, in which the mental realities do not matter, is like a book on Picasso, without images.
Consciousness / Nagel: That a man has consciousness, is not merely a belief, but a conclusion from the evidence.
So there is a gap (according to Rorty) between the evidence and the conclusion from the evidence._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals
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